About Us

H2O is a non-profit Foundation established in August 2016. The basis of our thoughts was giving back to our local community and truly touching those that need a helping hand. Our Board Members of H2O consist of local energetic business owners and entrepreneurs, specifically Jim MacLellan, Eric Engelke, Aaron Rasmussen and Mark Svozil. Each of the Board Members have the same thoughts and mindset, one which we know we will only be measured by the legacy we leave behind through our attention to helping others.

We have been working together on a local event that was started 11 years ago, when we adopted a single family through a local elementary school to purchase gifts and provide groceries for Christmas. We were overjoyed by how much it meant to the family and still think back fondly of that experience. Over the years, it has grown from one family, to five, then ten, and now over the last eleven years we have touched over 250 local families. We network with local school counselors from the 7 elementary and 3 middle schools here in Brunswick, Ohio.

These families are not out seeking help, we have inquired and identified them along with help from the school counselors. Most of our sponsored families are comprised of hardworking people just like each of us. Some of the children have lost their parents and live with other family members, live in foster care, or live with other guardians. We have come to understand that these collective families have just hit a rough patch in the road, one which we are just looking to ease the financial stress around Christmas for these families. We supply gifts and food for each of these families and deliver around the entire city on Christmas Eve.

With the support of many individuals behind the scenes, all this has been possible over the last 8 years. We feel very fortunate that so many people, when it comes time to serve, answer the call. H2O looks to expand its reach, to touch many more families, in creative ways to give back through our community that has given so much to each of our families.

“We will only be measured by the legacy we leave behind through our attention to helping others."